NOW TO EACH ONE THE MANIFESTATION OF THE SPIRIT IS GIVEN FOR THE COMMON GOOD!

I BELIEVE I AM THE FIRSTBORN AMONG MANY BROTHERS BECAUSE GOD SPEAKS TO ME THROUGH THE WORD OF CHRIST AND I HAVE RECEIVED THE GIFT OF UNDERSTANDING.

MY MINISTRY IS FOR ALL GOD'S PEOPLE TO KNOW HOW DEEPLY I CARE FOR THEM IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST, WHO HAS SUFFERED NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT ALSO FOR THEM.

ALL I HAVE IS YOURS, AND ALL YOU HAVE IS MINE.

WHEN JESUS SAID THIS HE WAS PRAYING FOR HIS DISCIPLES, TO GOD. AS A DISCIPLES OF JESUS I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL I HAVE BELONGS TO GOD AND ALL GOD HAS BELONGS TO ME. SO EVERYTHING BELONGS TO GOD, IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD HE DETERMINES WHAT BELONGS TO ME. THE SCRIPTURE SAYS ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS:

"THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GIFTS, BUT THE SAME SPIRIT. THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SERVICE, BUT THE SAME LORD. THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF WORKING, BUT THE SAME GOD WORKS ALL OF THEM IN ALL MEN. NOW TO EACH ONE THE MANIFESTATION OF THE SPIRIT IS GIVEN FOR THE COMMON GOOD. (1 Cor.12:4-7) VERSES (8-11) DESCRIBES ALL THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GIFTS, BUT THAT THEY ALL COME FROM THE SAME SPIRIT.

"ALL THESE ARE THE WORK OF ONE AND THE SAME SPIRIT, AND GOD GIVES THEM TO EACH ONE, JUST AS GOD DETERMINES. THE BODY IS A UNIT, THOUGH IT IS MADE UP OF MANY PARTS; AND THOUGH ALL ITS PARTS ARE MANY, THEY FORM ONE BODY. SO IT IS WITH CHRIST. FOR WE WERE ALL BAPTIZED BY ONE SPIRIT INTO ONE BODY - WHETHER JEW OR GREEK, SLAVE OR FREE - AND WE WERE ALL GIVEN THE ONE SPIRIT TO DRINK." (1 Cor.11-13)

SO ALL MY GIFTS COME TO ME THROUGH THE SPIRIT OF GOD, NO MATTER HOW I USE MY GIFTS TO BE A SERVICE, IT IS THE SAME LORD WHO STRENGTHEN ME. THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF WORKING, BUT THE SAME GOD WORKS ALL OF THEM IN ALL MEN. MY MANIFESTATION OF THE SPIRIT, EVERYTHING I WRITE OR SAY IS FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF US ALL.

"I AM BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING."

AS GOD FELLOW WORKER I URGE YOU NOT TO RECEIVE GOD'S GRACE IN VAIN. FOR GOD SAYS, "IN THE TIME OF MY FAVOR I HEARD YOU, AND IN THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU."
I TELL YOU, NOW IS THE TIME OF GOD'S FAVOR, NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION. (2 Cor.6:1-2)

MY BROTHERS IN CHRIST, GOD'S SPIRIT COMPELLED ME TO COME TO HIM. FOR THE JOY TO FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM.

"HUMILITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR TRUE WISDOM."

MAY THE GOD OF PEACE, WHO THROUGH THE BLOOD OF THE ETERNAL COVENANT BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THAT GREAT SHEPHERD OF THE SHEEP, EQUIP ME WITH EVERYTHING GOOD FOR DOING GOD'S WILL, AND MAY GOD WORK IN ME WHAT IS PLEASING TO GOD, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, TO WHOM BE GLORY FOR EVER AND EVER." AMEN! (Heb.13:20-21)

I HAVE FOLLOWED JESUS TO GOD THE FATHER WHO NOW TEACHES ME HOW TO LIVE LIKE JESUS, HOW TO BE A SON LIKE JESUS,HOW TO LOVE LIKE JESUS. WITH GOD AS MY TEACHER I HAVE NO DOUBT I WILL GET IT RIGHT.

"CHRIST IS THE PATTERN FOR MY LIFE, AND GOD IS TRANSFORMING ME TO THE PATTERN. SO I SAY THANKS BE TO GOD." AMEN!